Theory and methods of structural reliability are briefly summarized and reviewed, both in
original and standard space. Some extreme examples demonstrate where and why these …

A comprehensive overview of methods to quantify and limit risks arising from different
sources is still missing in literature. Therefore, a study of risk literature was carried out by the …

Risk is a popular topic in many sciences-in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social,
economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk …

The present paper should be seen as a basis for discussion of important aspects of risk
analysis and assessment, as well as attempting to describe risk assessment in accordance …

Optimization techniques are essential ingredients of reliability-oriented optimal designs of
technical facilities. Suitable objective functions are presented for different replacement …

A probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) is commonly accepted as a tool for performance
based design in fire safety engineering, but the position of PRA in the design process, the …

Quantitative analysis and assessment of risk to civil infrastructure has two components:
probability of a potentially damaging event and consequence of damage, measured in terms …

We review the developments in life safety and the incorporation thereof in the design and
assessment of structures over the last 50 years. Various measures of life safety are …

Sustainability is an important requirement for civil engineering infrastructures, technically
and financially. The financial aspects are discussed. It is proposed to select a design and …

The utilization of risk acceptance criteria (RAC) can help a business to judge whether the
risk level concerning any process involved in its working environment is acceptable or not …